jartok: Messor barbarus and nothing (18. Jun 2009 18:02)

Ok i have had my M essor barbarus since september kept her dark and with all correct temps and still no eggs or anything - what should i do would it be more humane to kill her or what ?

or does anyone want her for free if come and collect her.

Brawl: Re: messor barbarus and nothing (18. Jun 2009 18:08)

She did have a hibernation, if not that is probably the reason?

jartok: Re: messor barbarus and nothing (18. Jun 2009 18:38)

nope she had her hibernation she just wont do nothing at all and i dont want to keep the heat mat on for a year and waste electric ( not cheap in england ) if shes basically a dud now

jeoff82: Re: Messor barbarus and nothing (19. Jun 2009 13:57)

Feed her to your other ants, thats whats gonna happen to my one soon if she dont lay eggs!

damondeionno: Re: Messor barbarus and nothing (19. Jun 2009 14:34)

Has she eaten anything?

jartok: Re: Messor barbarus and nothing (19. Jun 2009 19:47)

no she has eaten nothing

SteveUK28: Re: Messor barbarus and nothing (20. Jun 2009 09:21)

Feed her to your other ants, thats whats gonna happen to my one soon if she dont lay eggs!

OMG Jeoff that is like the most horrid thing ive ever heard. Keeping ants is all about patience. If you cant be bothered to wait then you really shouldnt be keeping ants.

I've said before that messors can be very hard to keep from a single queen. Firstly.. where is the heat mat and is it being controlled via a thermostat.. as if it is under her and not controlled.. then im surprised she is not already dead.. if it gets too hot she can become infertile..

If she has not ate.. then it might be she does not have enough food stored to start a colony so when she is laying eggs she eats them to stay alive... Perhaps you could try feeding her with some cricket or other insect.. and maybe a little honey water.. Then just leave her somewhere warmish and dark.. and just ignore her for like a month. Do not kill her tho...

jartok: Re: Messor barbarus and nothing (20. Jun 2009 09:24)

ye i dont think i would of killed her - ill put her in tube in draw for while with some food

jeoff82: Re: Messor barbarus and nothing (22. Jun 2009 09:55)

If shes infertile what else can I do with her? It would be a waste just to throw her away and illegal to release her. I have tried feeding her insects, honey, seeds but she is not interested. So now what Steve, leave her to die in a test tube or put her out of her misery?

jartok: Re: Messor barbarus and nothing (22. Jun 2009 10:13)

I put mine in test tube with some honey and that and shes eating it but im sure shes a dud now